Jarrod Bowen already has reason to be satisfied as Hull City ’s campaign prepares to break off for its first international break.

Not only has he achieved one of his season’s aims after just four Championship games, he has doubled it.

“My target for the season was one goal,” said Bowen ahead of facing Bolton Wanderers this evening. “And now I’ve got two. You always set yourself little goals but I’ve achieved that now so I’m just looking to get as many as I can.”

Bowen could hardly have wished for more from the season’s opening weeks. After scoring a memorable equaliser to deliver a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on the opening weekend, he was back on the score-sheet last Saturday in a 2-1 defeat at QPR.

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City’s late collapse ensured Bowen’s latest goal counted for nothing but the 20-year-old is making his intentions for the season clear under Leonid Slutsky.

“If I can get as many league starts as I want, I think I should be aiming for double figures definitely,” said Bowen.

“At the start of the season I just wanted to cement a place in the first team and I’m doing that and scoring goals as well.

“I’m still getting used to being in the first team. I’ve played the first four games but so long as I keep playing, I’m sure I’ll find my feet even more and feel more comfortable.

“I keep myself grounded. My family are a long way away but they’re always on the other end of a phone. My Dad is always speaking with me, asking me how training has gone, the same as my Mum. They’re always talking to me and keeping me grounded.”

A sign of how far Bowen has come in the last 12 months was his omission from City’s Carabao Cup defeat to Doncaster. A month ago he might have expected such a fixture to present one of his big opportunities but instead he was left at home with the club’s senior players.

Bowen continues to take things in his stride a year after making his own debut in the EFL Cup win at Exeter City, with managers past and present highlighting a fearless streak in the one-time Hereford United rookie.

“I don’t know where I get that from. My old man is a bit ruthless so it’s maybe in my blood there,” he added.

“But I’ve always got confidence when I’m on the pitch and you’ve just got to show no fear. The minute you show fear, you get found out and that’s when you start to struggle.

Jarrod Bowen of Hull City celebrates his goal at QPR with teammates

“It’s easy to be overawed. I felt that last season. Coming on in Premier League stadiums when it’s 50,000, you look around and I can see how people get overawed but I don’t feel that anymore.”

A fifth straight start is expected to come in City’s attacking line tonight for a fixture that has taken on additional significance following the defeats to Wolves and QPR.

A bright start is in danger of fizzling out without a return to winning ways tonight, with Bowen admitting three points is a must against a Bolton side still chasing its first Championship win this season.

Jarrod Bowen of Hull City is fouled by Romain Sass of Wolverhampton Wanderers (Image: Matt Wilkinson)

“There’s always pressure but we know what we’ve got to do.,” he added. “We’re a close bunch and we work hard for each other.

“We want to bounce back so a win is the only option really. Two defeats now so we don’t want to drop any more points going into an international break.”